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Lilac Time (1928) [NR]

Featuring:
Colleen Moore, Gary Cooper, Eugenie Besserer

Written by:
Jane Cowl
Guy Fowler
Willis Goldbeck

Directed by:
George Fitzmaurice, Frank Lloyd


Release Date:
October 18, 1928

Original Title:
Lilac Time

Genres:
Drama | Romance | War

Production Companies:
First National Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 91

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Overview from TheMovieDB

In France during World War I, a charming farm girl keeps a squadron of English pilots in good spirits as best as she can. She falls for a handsome newcomer who is already engaged.

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Overview from Open Movies

All of those handsome young men in their flying machines are billeted in a field next to the Widow Berthelot's farmhouse in France. Her daughter Jeannine is curious about the young men fighting for England in World War I and their airplanes. Then one of the aviators is killed. His replacement is Captain Philip Blythe who can't help but notice Jeannine. When he lands the first time, she is standing in the middle of his "runway." She makes a more favorable impression when he sees her later by the lilacs. When all of the young men depart on a mission, Blythe promises to return.

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Rankings and Honors

Lilac Time (1928) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.5/10

Performers

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Production

Adaptation:
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Willis Goldbeck

Art Direction:
Horace Jackson

Book:
Guy Fowler

Director:
George Fitzmaurice

Director of Photography:
Sidney Hickox

Editor:
Alexander Hall

Original Music Composer:
Cecil Copping

Producer:
John McCormick
George Fitzmaurice

Scenario Writer:
Carey Wilson

Theatre Play:
Jane Cowl
Jane Murfin

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